by Hawkins | May 25, 2010 | General, Office Organizing, Productivity, Time Management, Workplace productivity
An office runs best when there are systems and processes in place. Besides a filing system, most people have a time management system, a system for handling mail, incoming documents and files. Your office, whether it’s at home or elsewhere, should operate like...
by Hawkins | May 21, 2010 | Clutter, General, Home Organizing, Office Organizing, Taming the Paper Tiger, Uncategorized
Paper accumulates so quickly. Think about how many pieces of paper you encounter on a daily basis–the flyer from the local coffee shop or your child’s school, receipts from the day, the shopping list and the day’s mail. This is the stuff that...
by Hawkins | May 19, 2010 | Clutter, General, Home Organizing, Kitchen organizing, Office Organizing, Taming the Paper Tiger, Uncategorized
How much mail do you have stacked on the flat surfaces of your home or office right now? The usual landing pads are your entry way table, kitchen counter and dining room table. If you’ve got that stack of mail, you’re not by yourself. This tends to be a...
by Hawkins | May 17, 2010 | Clutter, General, Home Organizing, Taming the Paper Tiger, Uncategorized
So many of us have an overload of paper and magazines and catalogs are a good part of that. If your paper overload consists of magazines, look at the number of catalogs that you get and the number of magazine subscriptions that you have. Do you really need all of...
by Hawkins | May 12, 2010 | Clutter, General, Home Organizing, Kitchen organizing, Problem Areas
Your kitchen is the heart of your home. Lots of activity takes place in the kitchen so it’s prone to clutter. Keys, back packs, homework, brief cases, school books, and the list goes on. Because so much activity takes place in this room, it’s got to be...